acculturating
Absorbing new customs
Acculturating is the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group.
It typically describes what happens when individuals or communities come into sustained contact with a different culture: Immigrants acculturating to American life often maintain traditions from home.
The process can be voluntary or coerced, gradual or rapid.
Modifying to suit conditions
- adjustingAltering to correct
- assimilatingAbsorbing into a whole
- integratingCombining into a whole
- acclimatizingAdjusting to new conditions
acclimating · familiarizing · transitioning · absorbing · internalizing · acquiring · adopting · learning
State of fitting in
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- biculturalismHaving two cultural identities
- rootednessBeing firmly established somewhere
- displacementRemoval from usual location
alienation · integration · self-transformation · generational · second-generation
Long-established customs passed down
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- practicesRepeated training sessions
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
beliefs · etiquette · manners · cuisine · dress · language · festivals · ceremonies
Between different cultures
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
exchange · intermingling · fusion · blending · bicultural · pluralistic · cosmopolitan · transnational
adapting
Modifying to suit conditions
- adjustingAltering to correct
- assimilatingAbsorbing into a whole
- integratingCombining into a whole
acclimatizing · acclimating · familiarizing · transitioning · absorbing · internalizing · acquiring · adopting · learning · conforming
belonging
State of fitting in
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- biculturalismHaving two cultural identities
- rootednessBeing firmly established somewhere
displacement · alienation · integration · self-transformation · generational · second-generation
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- practicesRepeated training sessions
- normsExpected behavioral standards
values · beliefs · etiquette · manners · cuisine · dress · language · festivals · ceremonies · observances
intercultural
Between different cultures
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
diffusion · exchange · intermingling · fusion · blending · bicultural · pluralistic · cosmopolitan · transnational · diaspora
acculturatingresisting
Actively opposing pressure
rejecting · isolating · withdrawing · refusing · rebuffing
acculturatingpreserving
Protecting from deterioration
maintaining · conserving · retaining · insulating · safeguarding